Tursiocola gracilis Frankovich, Ashworth & M.J. Sullivan 2018
Current name:
Tursiocola gracilis Frankovich, Ashworth & M.J. Sullivan
Crystal River, Florida, USA; from the skin of a manatee - 01 August 2018.
Publication Details
Tursiocola gracilis Frankovich, Ashworth & M.J. Sullivan 2018: 550, 552, figs 79-99
Published in: Frankovich, T.A., Ashworth, M.P., Sullivan, M.J., Theriot, E.C. & Stacey, N.I. (2018). Epizoic and apochlorotic Tursiocola species (Bacillariophyta) from the skin of Florida Manatees (Trichechus manatus latirostris). Protist 169: 539-568, 105 figs.
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Tursiocola is Tursiocola olympica (Hustedt) R.W.Holmes, S.Nagasawa & H.Takano.
Status of Name
This name is of an entity that is currently accepted taxonomically.
Type Information
Type locality: "Crystal River, Florida, USA"; (Frankovich & al. 2018: 552) Notes: "HOLOTYPE: ANSP GC 329 deposited in the Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA. The holotype isillustrated as Figures 79â99. ISOTYPES: âBM 101 918â deposited in the Natura lHistory Museum, London, United Kingdom. BRMZu10/93 deposited in the Alfred Wegener Institutefor Polar and Marine Research."
Origin of Species Name
Adjective (Latin), thin, slender (Stearn 1973).
General Environment
This is a marine species.
Created: 31 July 2018 by M.D. Guiry.
Last updated: 31 July 2018
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M.D. Guiry in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 31 July 2018. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 26 April 2024